>>I've been attempting to configure a compact flash card as an emergency >>boot and repair disk for my 5300cs.
[...] >I'm booting a 1400 from CF with 8.1 just fine; Sandisk 64 meg w/ Sandisk PC >Card adapter. The goal was same as yours- get a Speed disk boot disk made >so I could defragment files. [...] OK, I just booted the 5300ce from its internal HD, moved the PC Card that boots the 1400 fine into the 5300, chose the PC Card volume in the startup disk control panel. Restart from pulldown menu. First two boots, I got a bus error after the MacOS8 splash window first appears. 3rd boot, it boots fine from the CF. Select startup disk to be the HD again, first boot, bus error, click restart, boots fine from the HD the second time. Switching back to PC Card, first boot: illegal instruction; second boot: bus error; 3rd boot- fine. Switching back from PC Card to HD, this time choosing "restart" then hitting the reset button on the back of the PB as well while the screen is still blanked, it still takes a few tries before a successful boot from the HD. So perhaps try a couple more times, It seems something persists (in PRAM?) that confuses things. I didn't zap the PRAM as I seem to recall losing my startup disk selection on desktops when I did that and had multiple system volumes possible (but powerbooks seem to break rules, or at least have a different set- don't even get me started on powerbook SCSI!). I can switch back and forth between HD and Pc Card boot volume without the errors on the 1400cs. This could be an artifact of using a boot folder from a 1400 to boot the 5300cs, but given your experience, perhaps not. B -- -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
